State v. Rackliffe

[¶ 1] Rodney C. Rackliffe appeals from a judgment of conviction of one count of gross sexual assault (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 253(1)(A) (2009), entered on a jury’s verdict in the Superior Court (An-droscoggin County, Delahanty, J.). Rack-liffe argues that the court: (1) committed error and violated his constitutional rights when it excluded evidence of the male victim’s sexual orientation pursuant to M.R. Evid. 412; and (2) erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal because, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, a rational juror would have to entertain…